Santa Rosa economic strategy focuses on tax growth
High wages are getting relatively low priority in Santa Rosa’s effort to recruit new employers.
Sewage leak at Williams Creek repaired
A break in a Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS) wastewater main was discovered Wednesday, Oct. 12 at the culvert at William’s Creek and U.S. Highway 98 in Navarre. HNWS staff discovered the break at 2:30 p.m. where the main crosses underneath the culvert. The pipe was shut down by HNWS.
SunTrust to close historic Gulf Breeze branch
Although the City of Gulf Breeze boasts some of the more affluent neighborhoods in Santa Rosa County, SunTrust Banks Inc., plans to close its longtime location there on Jan. 17.
Lack of hotel stay info frustrates tourism officials
Most hotel managers balk at sharing details of their occupancy rates without assurance those figures won’t be made available to competitors, yet Santa Rosa tourism officials are about to mount a new effort to obtain that data.
New tax starts in January
Collection of a half-penny sales tax in Santa Rosa County will begin in January of next year, but appointment of the oversight committee for the LOST has been delayed until weeks before that collection.
$12.3 million to spend
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners voted Thursday, Aug. 25, to allocate the county’s portion of Pot 3 of the RESTORE funds toward five projects to improve the water quality of Santa Rosa Sound.
Spoofing used in exploitation of senior citizens
No state has a larger elderly population in the nation than Florida.
Pet Insurance growing industry in United States
Humans aren’t the only ones who can get health insurance. Pets can to.
FWC takes new approach to bear awareness: citations
Glen Berry wasn’t thrilled last month when he received a citation from a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer for his bird feeder because it is a bear attractant.
New laser-guided rocket capability tested
Team Eglin answered the warfighter’s call to rapidly test, integrate and deploy a high precision, low collateral weapon for immediate use in theater – in just six months.





